Not so fast

GDP leapt by 4 percent, annualised, last quarter. The data is volatile and often revised. Still the unbroken run of expansion, now 18 months long, is good news. So is rising household consumption, as Japan tries to create a virtuous circle of higher wages, spending and inflation.

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